Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
August 24, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 1947 at Briggs Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Athletics 4, Detroit Tigers 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McCosky lf 3 0 1 1
Joost ss 4 0 1 1
Binks rf 4 0 2 0
Fain 1b 2 0 0 0
Majeski 3b 5 1 1 0
Guerra c 2 1 0 0
Chapman cf 4 1 1 0
Suder 2b 3 0 1 1
Scheib p 4 1 0 1
Totals 31 4 7 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lake ss 5 1 1 0
Cullenbine 1b 3 1 0 0
Wertz lf 4 1 3 3
Mullin rf 4 0 1 1
Kell 3b 4 0 1 0
Cramer cf 4 0 0 0
Webb 2b 3 1 1 0
  Hutchinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Mayo 2b 0 0 0 0
Wagner c 4 1 1 0
Newhouser p 4 0 2 1
Totals 36 5 10 5
Philadelphia 020 000 110–470
Detroit 002 000 021–5102
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Scheib  L(4-5) 8.2 10 5 5 4 3
Totals
8.2
10
5
5
4
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Newhouser  W(13-14) 9.0 7 4 2 5 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
2
5
2
  E–Lake (27), Kell (17).  2B–Philadelphia Majeski (22), Detroit Lake (16); Wertz (12).  3B–Philadelphia Binks (4).  HR–Detroit Wertz (3,8th inning off Scheib 1 on).  SH–McCosky (9); Binks (6); Fain (8); Guerra (3); Suder (12).  Team LOB–10.  Team–9.  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Joe Rue, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:10.  A–41,913.
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